Linda J. Beckman, Ph.D.

Specialties and Interests

• Women's health
• Prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases
• Body image and disordered eating behavior
• Couple relationships and gender roles
• Alcoholism and substance abuse in women

Professional Activities

• Co-Chair, Task Force on Reproductive Issues, Society for the Psychology of Women (Division 35, APA)
• Associate Editor, Psychology of Women Quarterly
• Co-Editor, Special issue of the Journal of Social Issues on "Current Reproductive Technologies: Psychological, Ethical, Cultural and Political Considerations"

Programs and Research Projects

• Prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases among Latinos
• Acceptability of new methods for prevention of unintended pregnancy and sexually-transmitted disease
• Psychological, cultural and political aspects of abortion

Professional Licenses, Certifications, and Honors

• Fellow, Divisions 8,9, 34 and 35, American Psychological Association
• Fellow, American Psychological Society
• CSPP, Los Angeles Distinguished Faculty Award.

Courses Taught

• Concepts of health promotion and disease prevention
• Research series course

Selected Publications

• Beckman, L. J. (2005).  Women’s reproductive health: Issues, findings and controversies. In J. Worell & C. D. Goodheart, Handbook of girls’ and women’s psychological health: Gender and well-being across the life span.  New York: Oxford University Press.
• Beckman, L.J. & Harvey, S.M. (2005) Current reproductive technologies: Increased access and choice? Journal of Social Issues, 61,1-20.   (reprinted in Stombler, M. Baunach, D. Burgess, E., Donnelly, D., & Simonds, W, [Eds.] (2007). Sex matters:  The sexuality and society reader.  Allyn & Bacon.
• Beckman, L.J. & Harvey, S.M. (Eds.) (1998). The new civil war: The psychology, culture and politics of abortion. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
• Beckman, L.J., Harvey, S.M., & Satre, S.J. (2002).  The delivery of medical abortion services: The views of experienced providers. Women’s Health Issues, 12, 103-112.
• Beckman, L.J., Harvey, S.M., Sherman, CA. & Petitti, D.B. (2001). Changes in providers" views and practices about emergency contraception with education. Obstetrics and Gynecology., 97, 942-946.
• Bird, S.T., Harvey, S.M., Beckman, L.J., & Johnson, C.H. (2001).  Getting your partner to use condoms: Interviews with men and women at risk of HIV/STDs. Journal of Sex Research, 38, 233-240.
• Bird, S. T., Harvey, S. M., Beckman, L.J., Nickels, M.D., Rogers, K., &  Blumenthal, P. D. (2003). Similarities in women’s perceptions and acceptability of manual vacuum aspiration and electric vacuum aspiration for first trimester abortion.  Contraception, 67(3):207-212.
• Ciccarelli, J.C., & Beckman, L. J. (2005). Navigating rough waters: An overview of psychological aspects of surrogacy. Journal of Social Issues, 61,21-43.
  Harvey, S. M., Beckman, L. J.,  & Bird.S.T. (2003). Feeling powerful in heterosexual relationships: Cultural beliefs among Mexican couples.  Culture, Health, and Sexuality, 5(4), 321-337.
• Harvey, S.M., Beckman, L.J., & Branch M.R. (2002).  The relationship of contextual factors to women's perceptions of medical abortion. Health Care for Women International,23, 654-665.
• Harvey, S. M., Beckman, L. J., Gerend, M. A., Thorburn, S., Posner, S., Huszti, H. C., & Galavotti, C. (2006). A conceptual model of women’s condom use intentions: Integrating intrapersonal and relationship factors. AIDS Care, 18, 698-709.
• Harvey, S.M.,  Henderson, J. T., Thorburn, S,  Beckman ,L. J., Casillas, A., Mendez & Cervantes, R. (2004). A randomized study of a pregnancy and disease prevention intervention for Hispanic couples.  Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 36,(4), 162-169.
• Sherman, C.A., Harvey, S.M., Beckman, L.J., & Petitti, D.B. (2001). Emergency contraception: Knowledge and attitudes of care providers in a managed care organization. Women’s Health Issues, 11, 448-457.

Dissertations Chaired

• Huang, C. (2006). Acculturation, Asian cultural values, family conflict, and perceived stress in Chinese immigrant female college students in the United States.
• Polsky, K. (2006). Multidimensionality of lesbian women's body experience: Relationship between objectified body consciousness, body esteem, and disordered eating.
• Guerrero. D. (2006).  The relationship between self-concept and recognition of psychological abuse.
• Walker-Bauer, M. (2005). Attachment and condom use among heterosexual college students: The mediating effects of sexual motives and outcome expectancies.
• Davis, K. (2005). Gender role attitudes, gender self-esteem, and relationship power in married women.
• Callow, J. (2005). Adult women’s experience of their bodies: The connection between perceived control, physical appearance, feminist ideology, and body image satisfaction.
• Horowitz, J. (2005).  Culture bound-syndromes of anxiety disorders and multicultural competence. 
• Rosen, M. (2005). Beyond body dissatisfaction:  The relationship among attachment, self-esteem, and body dissatisfaction in Asian American and European American women.
• Daryoush, D. (2004). Factors that predict attitudes toward Muslims post-September 11th.
• Van Acker, C. (2004). College women’s cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses to acquaintance sexual aggression.
• Rohrer, S. (2001). Covariance structural equation modeling of the development and/or maintenance of body image dissatisfaction and disturbed eating.
  Calandra, J.  (2000). Body image in menopausal and lesbian heterosexual women.
• Lee, A. (2000). Ethnic identity and risky sexual behavior of Asian American Women: Implications for the prevention of HIV infection.
• Kutsunai, S. (2000). The relationship of perceived control and spirituality to psychological adjustment to chronic illness.

Interests and Hobbies

• Travel
• Photography